Fellow attacker Matthew Tipton, aged 26, moved back to Bury's League Two rivals Macclesfield on a four-month loan.

And a sell-on clause came into affect when Sheffield United paid £150,000 for Brighton's former Shaker Colin Kazim-Richards. However, Bury were hoping for a much bigger cash injection before the window shut last Thursday night.

Preston North End's David Nugent, who is rated at £4million, was linked with several big clubs and, had he moved on, Bury would have received 25 per cent of Preston's profit.

Casper said: "I did want to do one or two things more before the transfer window shut but I'm quite happy because the squad is not too bad."